Containing a Las Vegas-style casino with 2,000 slot machines and 80 table games, a 507-room hotel, a 10,000-square-feet full-service spa and huge convention space, Pala Casino Spa & Resort has been rated one of the best in many brand evaluations and earned its place as a AAA Four-Diamond winner for 12 consecutive years.

This year, the casino celebrates the Lunar New Year, The Year of the Dog, with varied special events including the casino’s $30,000 Good Fortune Drawing. Table games players at Pala can win extra cash in the drawing and also enjoy the resort’s unique services.

From 9 a.m., Friday, February 16 until 2 p.m., Saturday, March 3, guests can start earning entries into the $30,000 Good Fortune Drawing by playing Blackjack, Pai Gow Poker or Texas Hold’em Poker, Baccarat, 3-Card Poker, Mississippi Stud or Crazy 4 Poker, DJ Wild, Roulette or Craps. (LIVE poker players are not included in the promotion)  Entries are given when the players achieve certain level of deck or winning points. Rules for drawing entries are as follows:

• Blackjack / Free Bet / Blackjack Switch players - One drawing entry for every All-Red (Hearts or Diamonds) or All-Black (Spades or Clubs) Blackjack.
• Pai Gow Poker and Texas Hold’em players – One entry for every Full House or better.
• Baccarat players – Entries with each Natural Tie with a Natural 8 or a Natural 9 (all players), plus additional entries can be won by players who bet and win on the Dragon or Panda.
• Three-Card poker players – One entry for any Straight.
• Mississippi Stud / Crazy 4 Poker – One entry for Three-Of- A-Kind or better
• DJ Wild – One entry for Four-Of- A-Kind or better.
• Roulette – Entries for all “straight up” bet winners (35-1).
• Craps – One entry for three points made on the Fire Bet for those who made the bet.

Guests will be required to fill out each entry legibly and enter them in the Good Fortune drawing drum that will be at the casino’s front entrance until 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, March 3. Drawings to win a share of $30,000 will at 3 p.m. on the same day. (Winners must be present.) The schedule includes:

• 3 p.m. – $200
• 5 p.m. – $300
• 6 p.m. – $500
• 7 p.m. – $1,000
• 8 p.m. – $2,000
• 3 p.m. – $5,000
• 10 p m. – $6,000
• 11 p.m. – $7,000
• Midnight – $8,000

In addition, traditional lion dances will be held through the casino at 8 p.m., Saturday, February 17 and March 3, as well as traditional Asian dishes(with Lucky Fish, Shrimp Fried Rice, Hong Kong Pork Belly and more) will be offered at Choices the Buffet during the Year of the Dog. All the guests may fully savour the mood of new year at Pala. 

More information is available on Pala Casino Spa & Resort’s Official Website (www.palacasino.com). Drawings will be conducted in accordance with the rules, and any of the promotions can be altered for appropriate reasons.

Published in Jan.19th 2018

Korean-Japanese American Lanko Miyazaki Goldberger, District Marketing Director for Westfield Santa Anita.

Westfield Santa Anita, the premier shopping center in the San Gabriel Valley, is ringing in the Year of the Ram by hosting its third annual Lunar New Year celebration throughout February, including a Lunar New Year event on Sunday, Feb. 15 from 12p.m. to 4p.m. This year’s partnering organizations joining in on the festivities are the Asian Pacific Community Fund (APCF), the Chinese American Museum (CAM), and the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), which will be bringing a part of its current Hello Kitty exhibit to the Center.

Having undergone a $20 million renovation, including the addition of stores such as L’Occitane, THEFACESHOP, Art of Shaving, Mikawaya, Polaroid Fotobar, and Kitson, Westfield Santa Anita is ready to make this year’s Lunar New Year celebration even more spectacular. This year’s décor at the Center features lantern archways, tombstone vignettes throughout the property representing the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac, as well as educational displays explaining how families celebrate Lunar New Year, provided by CAM. Westfield Santa Anita is also bringing back its core displays of the 120-foot dragon and Chinese pagoda. New restaurants such as Caffe Concerto, Meizhou Dongpo and Wing Hop Fung are also slated to open in 2015.

“Westfield Santa Anita recognizes that Lunar New Year is such an important holiday for many Asian cultures, especially here in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley where we are located, said Korean-Japanese American Lanko Miyazaki Goldberger, District Marketing Director for Westfield Santa Anita. “We are so excited to be joined by the community and our partners to celebrate and be a part of this tradition again.”

During the event on Feb. 15, traditional lion dances will kick off the celebration, and several live performances will take place throughout the day. Other activities include Chinese calligraphy demonstrations, student art displays from local school districts, children’s crafts tables, and the popular life-sized traditional Chinese dice game where participants can win prizes from various Westfield retailers. Guests can also sample food and refreshments at the event, including the Hello Kitty Café food truck. All events are free and open to the public.